Vogue runs another Blackface Editorial
Written by John Macpherson
Mehhh
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“The blackface trend is so old, in fashion terms, that it’s even been copied by America’s Next Top Model. Even ignoring, for argument’s sake, the fact that blackface is offensive to many people, you’d think that fashion’s tastemakers would conclude that blackface is, like, totally played out. Can you think of a single other trend from 2009 that’s still getting referenced in editorial photography today? I can’t.”
Thanks @johnedwinmason for flagging this up.
Author — John Macpherson
John MacPherson was born and lives in the Scottish Highlands. He trained as a welder in the Glasgow shipyards, before completing an apprenticeship as a carpenter, and then qualified as a Social Worker in Disability Services. Along the way he has cooked on canal barges, trained as an Alpine Ski Leader & worked as an Instructor for Skiers with disabilities, been a canoe instructor, and tutor of night classes in carpentry, stained glass design and manufacture, and archery. He has travelled extensively on various continents, undertaking solo trips by bicycle, or motorcycle. He has had narrow escapes from an ambush by terrorists, been hit by lightning, caught in an erupting volcano, trapped in a mobile home by a tornado, kidnapped by a dog's hairdresser, rammed by a basking shark and was once bitten by a wild otter. He has combined all this with professional photography, which he has practised for over 35 years. He teaches photography and acts as a photography guide & tutor in the UK and abroad. His biggest challenge is keeping his 30 year old Land Rover 110 on the road. He loves telling and hearing stories.
Discussion (2 Comments)
Gotta tell ya- saw this, and honestly… couldn’t even get outraged (yet again)- just rolled my eyes. It’s old, it’s played. It’s far from vogue.
Seems this is their automatic go to (race) card when sales are lagging, they need to rile things up, and their petty little spent up minds are full stop dead in the water.
Go play with yourselves.
Aye Stan, its pretty tasteless stuff, and a magazine with their provenance should be able to do much much better than this insidiously offensive nonsense.